The ACA Conundrum. Changes, Updates and Overlooked Rules that Employers Should Know. Thursday, July 12, 2018, 2:00 pm ET
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1 The ACA Conundrum Changes, Updates and Overlooked Rules that Employers Should Know Thursday, July 12, 2018, 2:00 pm ET
2 Legal Disclaimer This presentation is designed to provide general information and guidance related to the Affordable Care Act, but is not all encompassing and has not been customized for any client's particular situation. PlanSource does not provide legal or tax advice. To ensure compliance with the requirements imposed by the Affordable Care Act, we encourage you to consult your legal and/or tax counsel for advice specific to your particular situation. This information is provided on an "as is" basis without any warranty of any kind. PlanSource disclaims any liability for any loss or damage from reliance on this document. Further, this information does not create an attorney-client relationship.
3 Today s Speaker Danielle Capilla Director of Compliance, Employee Benefits Alera Group
4 Alera Group has over 1,000 employees serving thousands of clients nationally. They are specialists in employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management. Alera combines the national resources of its members to deliver the best possible outcomes for clients positively impacting its employees, clients, communities and the lives of people they serve. 4
5 Better Technology for a Better Benefits and HR Experience PlanSource provides the industry s most flexible and complete software and services solution for benefits administration and HCM.
6 PPACA: Where it s been A brief look back
7 History of PPACA Enacted in 2010 Goal Provide more access to affordable, health insurance and reduce the growth health care spending How Expand affordability, quality and availability of public health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, subsidies, taxes and insurance exchanges Source:
8 New Benefits, Rights, and Protections Tax Breaks Coverage denials Right to appeal decisions Employer Mandate Individual mandate Expand coverage Insurance company limitations and protections Access to CHIP Coverage to age 26 Annual Limits Source: Lifetime limits Limitations on Rate Increases Small employer credits Medicaid Expansion Subsidies Preexisting conditions
9 Where the ACA Meets the IRS Insurance Providers Applicable Large Employers Section: 6055 Health Insurance Providers as well as sponsors of self-insured health plans must file information with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the health plan coverage they offer. Section: 6056 Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) need to file information returns with the IRS and provide statements to their measured FTEs about the health insurance coverage offered. Source: %20What%20Information%20Must%20be%20Reported.pdf 9
10 What Are The Reporting Requirements? Health Insurance Providers Non ALE Self-Insured Employers Section 6055 Due dates below are for the 2018 reporting year Self-Insured ALE Employers Self-Insured and Fully Insured ALE Employers Form 1095-B Due to Employees January 31, 2018 Form 1094-B Electronically due to IRS April 2,
11 Attempts to Alter/Repeal the ACA Changes have been piecemeal, but the major provisions remain intact American Health Care Act of 2017 Better Care Reconciliation Act Graham-Cassidy Plan
12 Overlooked Aspects of the ACA: Medicare Secondary Payer Regulations
13 Medicare Secondary Payer What s Overlooked? Employers with 20 or more employees: Must ensure they are not incentivizing Medicare eligible employees to take Medicare over their group health plan, or treating Medicare eligible spouses differently than spouses that are not Medicare eligible. 13
14 Medicare Secondary Payer Easy Pitfalls Opt-outs to older employees only Spousal carve outs - including Medicare coverage that would make a spouse ineligible Reimbursing employees for dollars spent on Medicare Part B, Part D, or Medigap 14
15 What Else Should Employers be Aware of Regarding Medicare?
16 Reimbursement for Medicare Part B, Part D, or Medigap For Employers with less than 20 employees Must offer a group health plan to all employees that offers minimum value An employee who receives premium payment must be enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B Premium payments are only available to employees who are enrolled in Medicare Part A, and either Part B or D Premium reimbursement may be only for Medicare Part B or D premiums and excepted benefits, including Medigap 16
17 Key Take Away Take Data Match Letters from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Seriously! 17
18 What are the Penalties for Medicare Non-compliance?
19 Penalties for Medicare Non-compliance Medicare Civil Money Penalties Entities making a prohibited offer or incentive to an employee - up to $5,000 per offer Failure to fulfill reporting requirements under Section $1,000 a day for each day of noncompliance for each individual to whom the information should have been submitted 19
20 Penalties for Medicare Non-compliance Nonconforming" group health plan - excise tax of 25% of the group health plan expenses for the year Nonconforming plans: IRS penalties: Improperly take into account that an individual is entitled to Medicare Fail to provide the same benefits under the same conditions to employees and spouses age 65 or over as it provides younger employees and spouses Improperly differentiate between individuals with ESRD Fail to refund an erroneous conditional Medicare payment. Reimbursement of Medicare premium that is not integrated with a group health plan - $100 penalty, per employee, per day 20
21 Overlooked Aspects of the ACA: Nondiscrimination Regulations
22 Don t Forget HIPAA & ACA Section 1557! 22
23 ACA Section 1557 Don t discriminate! Individuals may not be excluded from participation under any health program or activity which receives federal financial assistance from HHS, on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability 23
24 ACA Section 1557 Don t discriminate! Regulations are aimed at preventing discrimination by health care providers, insurers, and employee benefits programs Employee benefit programs of employers that are covered entities, or are fully insured, or are self-funded but administered by a TPA, are impacted by the prohibitions Section 1557 is the first federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in health care 24
25 ACA Section 1557 Covered Entities A covered entity cannot: Deny, cancel, limit, or refuse to issue or renew a health-related insurance policy or other health-related coverage Deny or limit coverage of a claim, or impose additional cost sharing or other limitations or restrictions Employ marketing practices or benefit designs that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. 25
26 Hungry Hungry HIPAA Bans discrimination regarding eligibility and health status-related factors Under HIPAA, health factors are: Health status Medical condition (physical and mental) Claims experience Receipt of health care Medical history Genetic Information Evidence of Insurability Disability 26
27 Hey, ACA: What s New?
28 Association Health Plans Associations wishing to offer Association Health Plans can begin offering fully insured coverage on September 1, Not so fast: Wait & see how states regulate Wait & see if insurance carriers will write plans 28
29 The Future of Form 5500? July of 2016, a proposed rule requiring all employers subject to ERISA to file annual 5500 reports was issued. If finalized, small employers will need to be ready to comply.
30 Expanded Mandatory Electronic Filing Potential new rules for smaller employers Currently: Employers with fewer than 250 information returns are permitted to file manually, and each type of return is considered separately. An employer with 145 W-2s, and C Forms can file manually because no single return had more than 250 forms. Proposed rule: Would require this sample employer to file electronically, as the two returns combined exceed the 250 threshold. 30
31 HSA Updates H.R Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 If passed, would ease many HSA wrinkles and rules that currently exist to maintain eligibility 31
32 Future of ACA Need of reporting is not likely to go away. Health Care Freedom Act (Senate version) effectively maintained the employer mandate until 2025 Other proposals have maintained the IRS reporting obligations under IRS Code 6055 and 6056 ACA alternatives are likely to still require some sort of reporting
33 Q & A What would you like to know?
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